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Ghost Stories: Scams Targeting S.F.'s Cantonese Community Reveal the Terrible Power of Belief
By Albert Samaha
Works Shown, 1996: 25
Attendance Last Festival: 500-plus
N.I.C.E. '96 (1st)
Phone: 931-FILM
E-Mail: sfiff@sfiff.org
Website: http://www.sfiff.org
Director/Organizer: Duncan MacLeod/Consulate General of Italy, Instituto Italiano di Cultura, Amici dell'Italia Foundation, Film Society
Dates: Nov. 23-25 & Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 1996
Where? Delancey St. Foundation Screening Room (600 Embarcadero)
In Brief: Seven new Italian features from Cannes, Venice, and other international festivals.
San Francisco International
Asian-American Film Festival
(15th)
Phone/Fax: 863-0814/863-7428
E-Mail: naata@sirius.com
Website: http://www.sirius.com/naata/festival
Director/Organizer: Paul Yi, Corey Tong
Dates: March 6-13, 1997
Where? Kabuki Theater & Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley)
In Brief: Representation of Asians and Asian-Americans in film and video.
Works Shown, 1996: 100-plus
Attendance Last Festival: 15,000
San Francisco International
Film Festival (40th)
Phone/Fax: 929-5000/921-5032
E-Mail: sfiff@sfiff.org
Website: http://www.sfiff.org
Director/Organizer: Peter Scarlet, Amy Leissner
Dates: April 24-May 8, 1997
Where? Kabuki and Castro theaters, Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley)
In Brief: "The oldest film festival in the Americas." Good grief -- a 40-year-old film festival!
Works Shown, 1996: 171
Attendance Last Festival: 65,000
